protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
birth; creation; formation
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
set meal; special (of the day)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
how; in what way; how about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
adds force or indicates command
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
together (with); at the same time; in a lump